as in manuals
a book used for instruction in a subject
a handbook of grammar
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Recent Examples of handbooks
The first step is to review your company material—handbooks, trainings, core values, everything—and make sure your professional self is 100% aligned with company expectations.
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Sean Willchene, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The end goal is to have the information that could eventually be included in international handbooks that serve as reference resources for licensing and safety analysis of nuclear systems.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
As the new school year begins, parents will be bombarded with schedules, handbooks and those oh so important pick-up line instructions.
—James V. Shuls, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Many of the government’s civil defense handbooks are available through the Internet Archive.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
Sean Willchene, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The end goal is to have the information that could eventually be included in international handbooks that serve as reference resources for licensing and safety analysis of nuclear systems.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
As the new school year begins, parents will be bombarded with schedules, handbooks and those oh so important pick-up line instructions.
—James V. Shuls, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Many of the government’s civil defense handbooks are available through the Internet Archive.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbooks
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The mere sight of IKEA instruction manuals causes my eyes to glaze over, to say nothing of home COVID tests.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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That often shows up in piles of cookbooks, self-help manuals, and fitness gear.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
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These are the mothers and fathers who follow their children to campus—not just metaphorically, with daily texts about grades, outfits, or friendship drama, but physically.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Department officials later told her in texts and emails that delays completing the more detailed review of Rochelle’s home were her fault.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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As Willis pointed out, most esthetics programs still rely on outdated textbooks.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Oct. 2025
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Mykola has spent thousands of dollars on qualifying exams, including textbooks, credential verification and application fees.—
Aditi Sangal,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia — fear of long words (The longest word found in major English dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a 45-letter word describing a lung disease caused by inhaling fine silica dust.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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For the first time in 20 years, the company that publishes reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries, is releasing a brand new edition of its iconic Collegiate Dictionary.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Handbooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbooks. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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